Cooking a turkey crown in a slow cooker

[Ralph-n-Bev]

Has anyone ever done it ?
I'm doing a large beef joint and a large ham , on Christmas Day , and are well practiced in preparing those, but you've got to have turkey too. If only to please the traditionalists.
It's quite big 4 1/2 kg. I might have to just do half if it won't fit!
But the dogs can eat the other bit , if so.
A neighbour told me that the turkey stays a lot moister ( is that a word! ) in the slow cooker. She suggested white wine rosemary and thyme and onions.
But I don't want to ruin it. Though this way sounds nicer to me than just roasting covered in streaky bacon , as I usually do. Plus it will free up the oven a bit?
Any ideas anyone?

 

[Dawn B]

I cook all the meat joints in the slow cooker, so as not to ruin them

 

[DanielFord]

I'd have thought you'd need a good stock in the cooker to prevent it from drying out. Other than that, sounds like a good plan.

 

[Dawn B]

no moisture needed

 

[DanielFord]

no moisture needed

Sounds like the voice of experience, I bow to your greater knowledge

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[Snowbird]

I do joints of brisket and most meet joints in the slow cooker. If you like meat with a bit of colour best to brown the joint in the frying pan first on all sides, then throw it in the slow cooker with a little stock, just to keep it moist. Many make the mistake of putting to much liquid in the cooker, which is not necessary.

 

[hilldweller]

I'm doing a large beef joint and a large ham , on Christmas Day , and are well practiced in preparing those, but you've got to have turkey too.

You live well you do. We are pushing the boat out with a whole Gregs sausage roll each, with a sprout.

 

[CWH]

slow cooker ... white wine rosemary and thyme and onions

Sounds yummy! I think I'm going to have to fight with my sister about how we're going to cook the turkey at my dad's Xmas "do"

 

[Wildman]

sounds good to me, I wonder how long it would take us to drive up for dinner, he hee, bugger giving the dogs turkey, woof woof

 

[GJH]

We cook most joints in the slow cooker, with just a little water. We've done a turkey crown in the past and it certainly does come out moister and with plenty of flavour without anything more.

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[johnp10]

You live well you do. We are pushing the boat out with a whole Gregs sausage roll each, with a sprout.

You can afford a sprout??
EACH??
Luxury.

Too well off, them pensioners.

 

[Janine]

I do a whole chicken in the slow cooker and put a quartered lemon into the cavity - it produces a lovely lemony stock. No extra liquid required.

We're going to do something similar in the electric frying pan on Christmas day

 

[mjltigger]

Can't stand turkey myself. We will be having T bones this year...

 

[GJH]

You live well you do. We are pushing the boat out with a whole Gregs sausage roll each, with a sprout.

At least you'll get some flavour and nutrition out of the sprout.

 

[Daz n Tina]

No turkey for me I've got this.

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[Chrisy]

We regularly cook large joints of meat including poultry in the slow cooker. excellent results and meat always moist. Also shrinks far less than in a conventional oven. You could alternatively put the beef or ham joint in the slow cooker and get excellent results.

 

[Stephen & Jeannie]

You live well you do. We are pushing the boat out with a whole Gregs sausage roll each, with a sprout.

Ee ba gum ! A whole one ! Thee must have brass to spare !!!And a sproot each, I Dinna believe it ! Such waste when there's thee withoot !

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

. You could alternatively put the beef or ham joint in the slow cooker and get excellent results.

I've already got tried and tested excellent results with my ham and beef. Mmmm
It's the turkey crown , I don't want it to dry out. But want it cooked through. I think I'll go with the bit of white wine and herbs and onion. I'm just not sure of the times , being the slow cooker.

 

[CWH]

It's an early start I'm afraid. See this as an example recipe looking a lot like yours (6 hours cooking for 2.5 kg):

http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/30923/slow-cooker-tender-turkey-crown.aspx

EDIT

just found this:

How long do I cook my turkey?

Weigh your prepared stuffed turkey and use the calculation below as a guide.
A general rule is 20 minutes per kg (2.2lb) in weight + 70minutes if under 4kg (8½ lb)
20 minutes per kg (2.2lb) in weight + 90minutes if 4kg (8½ lb) and over

EDIT AGAIN
I go tthe above timings from
http://www.lecreuset.co.uk/Slow-roast-christmas-turkey.aspx#.VJM0NtKsWYE
but on second thoughts I'm not sure that the timing's long enough???

 

[Wildbill]

Cook it in some of that lovely beer you make if you haven got enough room pot rost or use your BBQ wrap up in foil marinated in some of that lovely beer with bay levees and rosemary
bill

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[Wildbill]

We are having the dog marinated in home brew
bill

 

[AuldCodger]

Can't stand turkey myself. We will be having T bones this year...

+ 1 well 2 actually
If I cook it good lady wife eats it, let's hope she doesn't read this or I can forget the Santa outfit this year

 

[mjltigger]

+ 1 well 2 actually
If I cook it good lady wife eats it, let's hope she doesn't read this or I can forget the Santa outfit this year

If turkey was so good why wouldn't we eat it all year.. it's relatively cheap, relatively healthy, simple and enough for a whole family.. fact is unless you're a master chef it is dry and tasteless and people insist on getting massive birds they're still eating when they've gone off..

We alternate years with kids other parents. When it's our year to be just us we have good steak from a butcher and when it's a year to have the kids we do a couple of pre packed pre seasoned roast joints to make sure there's something easy to cook that everyone likes. We Stoll do all the trimmings for the kids but for is chips and mushrooms is good enough.. and Christmas pudding with brandy sauce haha

 

[denisejoe]

Not done turkey in the slow cooker but always cook other joints in one. No need for any liquid but you can put some in the bottom if you want to add some flavour but only about 1" in the bottom.

Cook on low for 8 hours to make sure it's fully cooked and will fall off the bones and be really moist.

Denise

 

[Ralph-n-Bev]

Not done turkey in the slow cooker but always cook other joints in one. No need for any liquid but you can put some in the bottom if you want to add some flavour but only about 1" in the bottom.

Cook on low for 8 hours to make sure it's fully cooked and will fall off the bones and be really moist.

Denise

I've done roasts in the slow cooker before and a chicken too. As I said never a big Turkey crown. It's 4.148kg which is 9.14lb or so it says on the tinternet. I might get Ralph to chop it down the middle whilst it's still frozen, with a new stihl saw blade !
So it's defrosts quicker too.
I bought it for £25 or so, before Xmas fresh. I did the right thing as they went right up, nearly double, in price as I thought. I'll put a drop of wine Herbs and onion in , to keep it moist and give it a go. Unless Someone else comes up with something better..... If all else fails , we'll still have the beef and ham.

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[Cal54]

Regularly cook whole chickens but haven't done Turkey before. As said by others there is no need for any liquid to be added unless you want to increase your stock volume. Always moist and this method never seems dry.

 

[Debs]

Daft question but will it actually fit in the slo cooker?

I use mine alot for beef and gammon so I can't see that there'd be any difference with a turkey crown - I have been caught out a few times getting joints that were too big though

 

[graham&shirley]

Regularly cook whole chickens but haven't done Turkey before. As said by others there is no need for any liquid to be added unless you want to increase your stock volume. Always moist and this method never seems dry.

Same as above,
slow cookers are great for meat like some one said always brown and seal beef pork or lamb but
I have never browned chicken so I wouldn't turkey.
Stick it in the warmed pot put lid on it and forget it job done

 

[Kevinthecat]

Thank you for this thread, reading all the advice I went down to the basement and dug out the slow cooker which we had only used once, as I didn't know how to use it.
I cooked the turkey crown in it today and it cooked up fantastically well , very moist and tasty . We shall be using it a lot more with it now.
Thank you

 

[CWH]

I went down to the basement and dug out the slow cooker which we had only used once, as I didn't know how to use it

That seems quite a risky strategy for Xmas dinner!!! So glad it worked out well for you, it can make meals so much simpler. The best bit is, you can be out walking all day and come back to something hot & tasty & already done. Enjoy!

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